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  1. Govt lines up strike legislation to follow brief pause after budget vote
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    speculation in the local media that Mitsotakis may announce more relief measures in his speech before.... Nevertheless, if there are more funds available, Mitsotakis may be tempted to use them before the end... 21 administrative staff being moved back to metro stations to man ticket offices. According

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  2. SYRIZA looks back at time in office as it searches for way forward
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    of SYRIZA’s course over the last few years was compiled by a three-man team led by former Deputy Prime... together in May 2019 as it gave voters an opportunity to vent their frustration with the government... in the build-up to the May elections because the pollsters had been wrong in their forecasts

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  3. Spotlight on far-right party that might upset election arithmetic
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    With opinion polls failing to predict a clear-cut result in May’s elections, attention has turned... or not Ellines will be eligible to run will be taken by the Supreme Court on May 5, when it will rule on all... the Court’s decision. Kanellopoulos has objected strongly to his characterisation as a “straw man”, while

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  4. Poll suggests mood souring for government, SYRIZA leadership race wide open
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    soured for the government, while it also suggests that the SYRIZA leadership vote may not end up being... sentiment evident following New Democracy’s two convincing election wins in May and June has evaporated... the man who led SYRIZA to power. It is clear that whoever wins the upcoming leadership election

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  5. Rising clinical depression hints at hidden side of Greek crisis

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    The proportion of Greeks suffering from major depression has increased substantially since 2011 and is several times higher than pre-crisis levels, according to a new study by the University of Athens. The institution’s Mental Health Research Institute ...

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  6. New president receives strong endorsement, hints at areas of interest

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    Senior judge Katerina Sakellaropoulou was elected Greece's new, and first female, president on Wednesday by the vast majority of the country’s MPs, vindicating Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s choice, but also justifying SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras...

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  7. Government hints at perks for vaccinated as uptake stalls
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    Vaccination rates across Greece are beginning to diverge, leading experts to make further appeals to citizens to overcome their hesitancy and scepticism. While the political leadership continues to praise the operational efficiency of the vaccination ca...

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  8. Govt hints at more relief, as economy and inflation jostle with pandemic as top public concerns

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    The rising cost of living and the potential impact of new Covid rules on retail and catering are increasing the pressure on the government for more support measures, as the epidemiological picture takes on an increasingly urgent hue. The Energy and Fina...

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  9. Govt hints at more relief measures as opposition lambasts electricity bill fixes
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    The latest budget performance figures offered a pleasant surprise for the government, which has immediately got to the task of balancing public expectations for more assistance with the need to reassure the markets of its commitment to fiscal discipline...

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  10. PM adds minimum wage hike to pre-election promises, with hints of more to come

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    The turn of the year gave Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis an opportunity to reinforce the message that the government will continue to provide relief for hard-pressed households, as elections loom ever closer on the horizon. In what has become a patt...

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